Sep 10, 2024 | La Romita News, Scholarships, Stories
JoRene Byers was awarded a 2024 scholarship on the strength of her application and the 3 excellent poems. Of her submission, the Scholarship committee wrote: “her love of the natural world is woven with her writing practice and poetry. Her education, publishing...
Aug 7, 2024 | La Romita News
La Romita has magic. It seems trite to put it that way, but it’s the simplest way we’ve found to summarize the feedback we get, through conversations our guests have during meals, the testimonials we get, the comments we receive in social media. Those who...
Jul 15, 2024 | La Romita News, Scholarships, Stories
Yvonne Manipon applied for to our Scholarship Program in the hopes that she would be able to attend Fran Valesco’s printmaking and watermedia workshop. As a full time art teacher at a Catholic High School in Hawaii, Yvonne seeks to expose her students to a...
Jul 7, 2024 | La Romita News
We were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Benno Philippson, one of La Romita’s great friends. Over a period of more than fifteen years, Benno brought groups of his followers to La Romita. His skill as an architect informed his painting and teaching,...
May 20, 2024 | La Romita News, Scholarships, Works
We are excited to announce this year’s winners of the Enza and Paola Quargnali Memorial Scholarship! JoRene Beyers – Poetry Workshop: Melissa Young and Emily Ransdell – The Art of Discovery Comments from the Committee: “[…] her love...
Mar 31, 2024 | La Romita News, residency
Throughout the almost 60 years of our existence, we have taken advantage of the sweet summer sun in central Italy to host our workshops and retreats. Our season has run from May through October for decades. One of the questions we hear most frequently is, ‘What...
Mar 25, 2024 | La Romita News
It is with great sadness that we tell of the parting of one of La Romita’s great friends and supporters, Lisa Guthrie. Lisa was a great artist and teach, and an accomplished landscape architect. She came to La Romita many times over the last decades…as a teacher...
Jun 1, 2022 | La Romita News
A great big Thank You! to everyone who donated to La Romita as part of our 2021 Fundraiser! Your contributions helped pay our key staff and other expenses. We only reached $7000 of our $10,000 goal – but it was a high goal for us and we were gratified by how...
Apr 3, 2022 | La Romita News
Questions or concerns about attending La Romita this summer? We are hosting another round special Q&A zoom-calls, open to anyone who is considering coming to La Romita this year or just curious about travel. Both sessions are free and open to everyone! Use the...
Jan 26, 2022 | La Romita News
The New Grand Tour A La Romita Tribute Itinerary Introduction La Romita could be considered a direct descendant of the “Grand Tour” of the 18th century and beyond. Most popular among wealthy young British men seeking a kind of worldly status, the Grand Tour...
